
Originally Posted by
buckjay
I received a BCM 14.5" mid length barrel earlier this week and the first thing I did was measure it as my last two BCM 14.5" BFH barrels were actually 14.7". I know its not just me either. I've read a lot of threads where people reported varying barrel lengths between 14.5" and 14.8" on BCM's 14.5" series so I was hoping the barrel length inconsistencies were only with the BFH series.
(Which would make sense because the PSA 14.7" CHF barrels are marked 14.5" from FN from their factory and also Centurion Arms is going to start offering 14.7" FN sourced barrels instead of cutting down their 16" like they've being doing in the past)
But unfortunately the barrel measures exactly 15" (I measure it by inserting the bolt into the barrel extension and then dropping in a dowel rod, marking it, and then measuring) which is quite a big difference from 14.5". For those of us not fortunate enough to always reside in a NFA friendly state, millimeters sometimes matter. If I order a 14.5" barrel, I definitely don't want a 15" barrel (why is it even 15" anyways?).
I've emailed BCM and I'm waiting on their response but I figured I'd just let everyone know in case there's some people who are in the same boat as I was in.
I'd also be interested to hear why there would be such inconsistencies with their barrels if anyone has some insight. This is the first manufacturer I've experienced this with (all of my Noveske, LMT, KAC, Colt, and hell even PSA barrels have been the exact length they were sold/advertised as).
I know there's a lot of people on this site who would receive a crooked barrel from BCM and chalk it up to inconsistency, say 'well everyone has trouble once in a while' and let them fix it (which I have no doubt they will) but I guarantee the same people who are going to jump to their defense would absolutely trash any of the sub-tier manufacturers if they received a barrel sized differently.
Thoughts? Any insight?
Cheers!
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